Authorizes the New York city council to remove the mayor from office

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Harvey Epstein

Authorizes New York City Council to remove the mayor from office; bill currently referred to the Cities Committee, with a Senate companion (S 7715).

REFERRED TO CITIES

Summary: Assembly Bill A 8186 — Authorizes New York City Council to Remove the Mayor

Overview

A Assembly Bill 8186 (A 8186) would authorize the New York City Council to remove the mayor from office. The bill is currently in the legislative pipeline and has been referred to the Cities Committee.

What the bill would do

Authorizes New York City’s Council to remove the sitting mayor from office.

The text provided here does not include the procedural mechanics, grounds, or threshold required for removal. Those details would be specified in the full bill text.

Key provisions (as far as the available information shows)

Scope: Applies to the mayor of New York City.

Authority: Grants the City Council the power to remove the mayor from office.

Details on process, timelines, grounds for removal, and protections (e.g., due process, appeal, or override provisions) are not included in the information provided and would be defined in the bill’s text.

Affected parties and entities

New York City Mayor: The individual who would be subject to removal under the bill.

New York City Council: The entity empowered by the bill to initiate and carry out removal proceedings.

NYC residents and municipal governance: Indirectly affected due to potential changes in executive leadership and the balance of city government.

Legislative status and actions

Introduced: May 5, 2025.

Current status: Referred to the Cities Committee (listed twice in the action record, both on the same date, indicating a single committee referral in the legislative record).

Related actions: A companion bill exists in the Senate, designated S 7715 (listed as a companion bill in the provided materials). There appears to be two references to S 7715 as companions.

Sponsors

Harvey Epstein (primary sponsor in the Assembly).

Related legislation

Companion bill: S 7715 (Senate). The existence of a companion typically indicates parallel consideration in the Senate.

Procedural timeline and next steps

As a bill referred to the Cities Committee, the next typical steps would include committee review, potential hearings, and votes in the Assembly. If approved, the bill would advance to further floor action and, in parallel, a companion Senate bill would undergo its own committee and floor processes. Passage in both houses and enactment by the governor would generally be required for final adoption; failure to pass or gubernatorial veto could halt enactment. Specific procedural timelines depend on the legislative calendar and committee actions.

Notes

The available summary cannot detail the exact removal mechanism, grounds, protections for due process, or remedies, which would be defined in the full bill text. For a complete understanding, the bill text and any fiscal impact statements should be consulted once released.